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Wed, 04 Mar 2015 01:00:07 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0You Won’t Recognize Any of the Lyrics in the New ‘Annie’ Trailerhttp://www.celebuzz.com/2014-05-29/you-wont-recognize-any-of-the-lyrics-in-the-new-annie-trailer/
http://www.celebuzz.com/2014-05-29/you-wont-recognize-any-of-the-lyrics-in-the-new-annie-trailer/#commentsThu, 29 May 2014 16:30:22 +0000http://www.celebuzz.com/?p=15122237There’s another trailer out for the upcoming modern day adaptation on Annie, which stars Jamie Foxx and Quvenzhané Wallis. In addition to the other changes made to the original story of little orphan Annie, this trailer highlights the lyrical changes that will be required in changing the movie’s setting from Depression-era New York to modern day New York.

We get to hear two songs from the movie in the trailer: “A Hard Knock Life” and “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile.” If you’re looking to hear Quvenzhané’s “Tomorrow” you’re going to have to go back to the first trailer. In “Smile” the un-PC opening line “Hey, hobo man / Hey, Dapper Dan” has been changed to “Hey, America / Let’s turn it up.” In “Hard Knock Life,” “when you’re in an orphanage” has been changed to “when you’re a foster kid” to reflect Annie’s more modern living situation. And then there are songs that are going to have to be cut altogether. It’s hard to imagine anyone singing “We’d Like to Thank You, Herbert Hoover” in this version.

This trailer also highlights Rose Byrne‘s character much more heavily, as she rides high off the success of Neighbors. It has also minimized Cameron Diaz‘s Miss Hannigan, the most criticized part of the first trailer. That character is still looking questionable though.

Annie will be out in time for Christmas.

]]>http://www.celebuzz.com/2014-05-29/you-wont-recognize-any-of-the-lyrics-in-the-new-annie-trailer/feed/0Bet Your Bottom Dollar That the ‘Annie’ Trailer Is Adorablehttp://www.celebuzz.com/2014-03-06/bet-your-bottom-dollar-that-the-annie-trailer-is-adorable/
http://www.celebuzz.com/2014-03-06/bet-your-bottom-dollar-that-the-annie-trailer-is-adorable/#commentsThu, 06 Mar 2014 14:30:58 +0000http://www.celebuzz.com/?p=15086061It was just a year ago that we were all charmed by Quvenzhané Wallis, Oscar nominated for her role in Beats of the Southern Wild, what with her puppy purses and her dance offs. Now prepare to fall in love with her all over again as orphan Annie.

This is the first trailer for the Annie remake, which, in addition to Wallis, stars Jamie Foxx as a version of Daddy Warbucks and Cameron Diaz as Miss Hannigan.

The remake, as you can see, is set in the present with its Facebook jokes and helicopter rides over Manhattan. It comes out just in time for Christmas, Dec. 19.

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http://www.celebuzz.com/2013-07-16/first-trailer-for-12-years-a-slave-released/#commentsTue, 16 Jul 2013 15:00:57 +0000http://www.celebuzz.com/?p=14985479The first trailer for the highly anticipated 12 Years a Slave has been released. The film is directed by Steve McQueen and based on the autobiography published by Solomon Northrup in 1853; it tells the true story of Northrup — born a free man in New York, but kidnapped and sold into slavery in Louisiana. The film is expected to be a major contender this awards season and stars everyone, including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, Alfre Woodard, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Sarah Paulson and Quvenzhané Wallis.

Up until now, those involved were incredibly secretive about the project. When I asked Pitt about the movie in June he called it a “beautiful film,” but declined to go into more detail saying: “I’m gonna be talking about it [when it comes out] a lot.” Pitt himself plays a Canadian abolitionist, Cumberbatch and Fassbender both play slave owners who look menacingly evil, Ejiofor plays Northrup.

12 Years a Slave is set to come out October 18.

]]>http://www.celebuzz.com/2013-07-16/first-trailer-for-12-years-a-slave-released/feed/0Quvenzhané Wallis Had A Dance-Off After The MTV Movie Awardshttp://www.celebuzz.com/2013-04-16/quvenzhane-wallis-had-a-dance-off-after-the-mtv-movie-awards/
http://www.celebuzz.com/2013-04-16/quvenzhane-wallis-had-a-dance-off-after-the-mtv-movie-awards/#commentsTue, 16 Apr 2013 18:29:24 +0000http://www.celebuzz.com/?p=14859622Apparently, nine-year-old Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis fell into a dance-off with a fellow youngster Sunday night an after-party for the MTV Movie Awards. That’s pretty much all that needs to be said about this video.

But just in case you need further enticing: It also contains cartwheels, spinning around and moves that this 27-year-older will never be able to pull off.

]]>http://www.celebuzz.com/2013-04-16/quvenzhane-wallis-had-a-dance-off-after-the-mtv-movie-awards/feed/06 Stories You May Have Missedhttp://www.celebuzz.com/2013-04-15/6-stories-you-may-have-missed-45/
http://www.celebuzz.com/2013-04-15/6-stories-you-may-have-missed-45/#commentsTue, 16 Apr 2013 01:11:57 +0000http://www.celebuzz.com/?p=14853802Why is Katy Perry involved in a $2 million lawsuit? Which celeb has a crush on Harry Styles? Plus, does Amanda Seyfried want to pose nude?

Celebuzz has compiled some of Monday’s top stories from around the web.

Kevin Hart did what he does best on Saturday Night Live: comedy, comedy, comedy.

So it only made sense that the 32-year-old funnyman went right into stand-up for his opening monologue, recalling a run-in with a homeless guy who was after his sandwich at Panera Bread.

Then came the impressions.

“Back in the day, I actually auditioned for SNL. True story people. I didn’t get it, no, they passed on me, which I’m fine about now . . . I just feel like I gave a great audition,” he said, before delivering his versions of basketball great Avery Johnson, Robert De Niro and Denzel Washington.

The evening was packed with spot-on sketches, live and pre-taped (“Is it a Z shirt?”), but the highlight of the show came by way of Oscar nominee Quvenzhane Wallis.

Or, Hart’s version of the 9-year-old movie star.

Wolf Blitzer (played by Jason Sudeikis) chats with a correspondent for The Situation Room (Cecily Strong) about the selection for a new pope before the two are interrupted by a smoke signal, indicating that the Cardinals have made a decision — in Wallis.

“Quvenzhane Wallis is of course the first African American, first female and first child pope,” Strong announces, as Hart appears on screen in the actress’s Oscar dress (puppy purse included).

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Hart’s composure is briefly interrupted on “Weekend Update with Seth Meyers,” in the pair’s edition of “Really With Seth and Kevin.”

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Hart also channels his inner zombie in a tribute to The Walking Dead. After his character gets bitten, the conversation gets a bit sensitive for the new zombie.

“We’re not racist,” Taran Killam says. “It just seemed like you were turning into a zombie.”

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The Oscar nominee, who has been toting around a different furry accessory at every red carpet this award season, told Celebuzz that the purse she brought to the 2013 Academy Awards holds a special place in her heart, as it was named after her very own real life pet.

“It’s renamed after my dog named Sammy,” the Beasts of the Southern Wild star told us. “He’s at home right now.”

Wallis, who, at the age of 9, holds the Academy Awards record for the youngest person nominated for Best Actress, added that her unique accessory is “special-made.”

Watch the video — above — for more from our red carpet interview with the actress at the Oscars.

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“With the recent Academy Award nomination and critical acclaim, Quvenzhané Wallis is a true star and we believe her portrayal as Annie will make her a true worldwide star,” Hannah Minghella, President of Production at Sony Pictures said in a statement [via Deadline].

“She is an extraordinary young talent with an amazing range, not only as an actress but as a singer and dancer, and we can’t wait for audiences to further discover her.”

Annie, a longtime Broadway favorite, was adapted into a musical film in 1982, starring Aileen Quinn, Bernadette Peters and Albert Finney as Daddy Warbucks. There have been multiple versions since, including TV films in 1995 and 1999.

Smith’s daughter Willow was previously considered for the lead role, but eventually grew out of it (she’s 12 now).

Wallis’s next feature is 12 Years a Slave, co-starring Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt and Benedict Cumberbatch. The Steve McQueen picture has yet to announce a release date.

The new Annie, based on a screenplay written by Emma Thompson, will be arrive in theaters during the winter holiday season in 2014.

What do you think of Quvenzhané Wallis’ next role? And do you think she’ll take home an Oscar tonight? Weigh in below.

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]]>http://www.celebuzz.com/2013-02-24/will-smith-and-jay-z-find-their-annie/feed/1Watch: These Actors Were Nominated For An Oscar — Before They Could Even Drivehttp://www.celebuzz.com/2013-02-21/watch-these-actors-were-nominated-for-an-oscar-before-they-could-drive/
http://www.celebuzz.com/2013-02-21/watch-these-actors-were-nominated-for-an-oscar-before-they-could-drive/#commentsThu, 21 Feb 2013 17:00:40 +0000http://www.celebuzz.com/?p=14387661For more watch The Daily Buzz

Wallis, who was a mere five years old when she auditioned for the role of Hushpuppy in Benh Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild, has received plenty of critical acclaim since the film’s debut at the Sundance Film Festival nearly one year ago.

“Thank you to all you Oscar folks, from me, my mom and my dad. I am so happy for Benh and Lucy and the gang in Louisiana. Meeting all these great new people is one of the best parts for me,” the young star said in a statement Thursday following her nomination [via The Wrap].

The last time a young actress made history in the best actress category was in 2004, when Whale Rider star Keisha Castle-Hughes was nominated at age 13.

While several young actresses, including Jennifer Lawrence and Keira Knightley, have made history with their nominations, it’s still been nearly three decades since anyone has beat Marlee Matlin’s historical win.

In 1986, Matlin, then 21, took home Oscar for her role in Children of a Lesser God. The actress also made history by becoming the first deaf actor or actress to win an Academy Award.

Staying in the ‘80s, Justin Henry’s best supporting actor nomination in 1980 for his role in Kramer vs. Kramer still tops everyone else as the youngest nominee in any category to date.

Watch to find out who wins when the 85th Academy Awards ceremony is broadcast on ABC February 24, 2013. Check out the gallery, above, for the six youngest best actress nominees Oscar has recognized. What do you think of Quvenzhané Wallis’ nomination? Weigh in below.

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At age 9, the Beasts of the Southern Wild lead is the youngest to be nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award. The acclaimed indie — also vying for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay — chronicles life in the flood-devastated landscape of the Louisiana bayou through the eyes of Hushpuppy (played by Wallis), a fiercely independent and imaginative 6-year-old on the brink orphanage who sets out on a journey to the outside world.

Now after being overlooked by the Screen Actors Guild, Wallis has garnered high praise from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for her performance, giving her a chance to dethrone Tatum O’Neal as the youngest winner in Oscar history. And Wallis couldn’t be more thrilled to be the toast of the town.

“Thank you to all you Oscar folks, from me, my mom and my dad,” she said, according to The Wrap. “I am so happy for Behn and Lucy and the gang in Louisiana. Meeting all these great new people is one of the best parts for me. I want to thank my family, friends, fans and everyone so much. Beast it!”

While Wallis joins many Hollywood big-names in this year’s Oscar nominees, the industry newcomer is still much of a mystery. So who is this wildly-talented child actress?

Celebuzzdug up five need-to-know facts about this little girl on fire.

1. Say my name.
The actress’ name may be a mouthful, but it’s pronounced Kwe-VAHN-zhah-nay. The first portion of her name is a blend of her parent’s first names, while zhané means fairy in Swahili. But don’t worry, just call her by her nicknames, Nazie — pronounced NAY-zee — or Little Q.

2. Acting novice.
Beasts of the Southern Wild was her first film venture. And Wallis is still wrapping her head around watching herself on the silver screen.”It’s kind of weird, because you see a bigger you,” she told AwardsLine. “And then you look at yourself, and you think, ‘Why am I so much smaller than the real one up there?’ And then you look at yourself and go, ‘Wait, I’m the real one!'”

3. Southern charm.
Wallis was born in Houma, Louisiana, the daughter of Qulyndreia, a teacher, and Venjie Wallis, Sr., a truck driver.

4. Age is just a number.
Before wowing moviegoers on the big screen, Wallis, at age 5, lied about her age in order to audition for Beasts, as the starring role required a minimum age of 6. “The audition turned out to be for six to nine year olds, so my mom said I couldn’t go cause I was only five,” Wallis explained in an interview with Roger Ebert. “So we just went and we act like…we ain’t do nothing wrong. And we just sneaked in, cause I was like one year younger.”

5. A perfect fit.
Why did Wallis land the starring role in the film? “That character who is Hushpuppy is…active. She does what is right and she is fearless,” the young actress said. “And that’s what I did at the audition.”

Watch to find out who wins when the 85th Academy Awards ceremony is broadcast on ABC February 24, 2013.

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2012 was an amazing year for movies, anchored by some of the best female performances in recent years.

Where in the past actresses have found enormous success perhaps primarily in supporting roles, this year they took center stage, not simply keeping pace with their male co-stars but outshining them and showing Hollywood that women can command the screen every bit as effectively as men.

But she was hardly the only woman to prove her mettle on the silver screen. Chastain and Hathaway continue to dominate high-rpofile roles and prove they deserve them, even as newcomers like Quvenzhane Wallis and Brit Marling establish themselves as forces to be reckoned with.

Watch The trailer for Silver Linings Playbook below, and let us know which female performance was your favorite in 2012!

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Film Independent released a list of the organization’s 2012 Independent Spirit Award nominees Tuesday, celebrating the best and brightest talents working in independent film.

But for industry watchdogs, the announcement offered a shortlist of performers and filmmakers who either promise to go on to great things, or return to former glories after remarkable creative resuscitations.

For a full list of the nominees, visit the Spirit Awards website. In the meantime, Celebuzz has taken a long look at a few of the names on that list that seem likely to make even bigger waves in the year to come, after introducing (or reintroducing) themselves in 2012.

Among the year’s big newcomers, Brit Marling delivered a knockout performance as a cult leader in the amazing Sound of My Voice, which she also wrote. The fact that she’s easy on the eyes (to say the least) is third among her most attractive attributes virtually ensures that she’s going to enjoy some great opportunities in the months ahead.

Conversely, Matthew McConaughey and Mary Elizabeth Winstead have been entertaining audiences for years, but delivered some of the best work of their careers in 2012 with Magic Mike and Smashed, respectively. Hopefully they will continue to find bigger, better and more challenging projects to keep them – and us – enthralled next year.

And while there are certainly others in Celebuzz’ gallery, Jennifer Lawrence may be its MVP, thanks to not only her critical but commercial moxie – after blowing out the box office with The Hunger Games, she returned in November with a standout (indeed – award-worthy) performance in David O. Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook.

Make sure you peruse our gallery of prospective 2013 stars. In the meantime, watch the trailer for Silver Linings Playbook below.

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